Is 26 too old to start a career in corporate marketing?

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You can start a career in literally anything at 26.

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26 isn’t too old to start anything except pursuing a career as a professional athlete.

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Changed careers at 31 and it was the best decision I ever made.

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Not that I love everything about Deloitte but where I am professionally versus where I would have been without the change is vastly different.

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I just switched from a career in the music industry into consulting at 29. Definitely not too late! Find a way to leverage your experience and translate it into market vernacular, it’ll help as you go through informational and formal interviews.

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Age is just a number

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Agree!

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Not even a little

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Please no. I started my legal career (a second career) at 36.

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This is so inspiring!

You’re never too old. Let me say that.

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You can do it!!

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Absolutely not! It’s never too late.

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Never too late. At 26 I switched career to research and analytics after doing marketing for 4 years +

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